You might have already read the Colin Boyd’s Cesar Chavez film review, and you should stop what you’re doing and read it now if you haven’t. Boyd says the bio pic just scratches the surface of one of the most influential peaceful protesters and minds of our time. Luckily, there’s text and documentaries that can fill in what the movie left out. AP posted a link of silent historic footage of Chavez and the United Farm Workers, and I’m glad Rotten Tomatoes can’t rate these clips.
This article appears in Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2014.
Cesar Chavez was a great man and his work was very important for bringing social justice. He also opposed the bracero program and illegal immigration. He knew it would undermine the UFW. Which it did at the union membership dropped precipitously in the eighties.